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Dozens of trade unionists railing against French President Emmanuel Macron's pension overhaul briefly invaded the central Paris building in which U.S.-based investment firm BlackRock has an office, chanting slogans and setting off firecrackers. The union action in the historical Centorial building near Paris' Grand Boulevards area, targetted BlackRock because of its private pension fund activity, protester Françoise Onic, 51, told Reuters. The action came on an 11th day of nationwide union-organised strikes and demonstrations against the government's plan to increase the retirement age by two years to 64. The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know Read The Sun: Like The Sun on Facebook: Follow The Sun on Twitter: Subscribe to The Sun on Snapchat: ... ( read more ) LEARN MORE ABOUT: Retirement Pension Plans REVEALED:

Massive protests erupted on the streets of Paris over the government’s plan to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64. Around eight unions which included teachers in the majority staged a nationwide strike in France. #France, #Protests, #French #Paris, #Demonstrators, #Demonstration, #Strike, #Pension, #Reform, #RetirementAge, #PolicePersonnel, #PresidentEmmanuelMacron, #Union... ( read more ) LEARN MORE ABOUT: Retirement Pension Plans REVEALED: Best Investment During Inflation HOW TO INVEST IN GOLD: Gold IRA Investing HOW TO INVEST IN SILVER: Silver IRA Investing In Paris, France, thousands of people took to the streets in protest against the government’s proposed pension reform plans. The reform plans included raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. The strikes, which began on December 5th, 2019, have been ongoing for months, and have seen massive protests in Paris, with hundreds of thousands of people taking to the streets to voice their op